A rare palm-drawn “Tintin In America” cover has sold for an astounding $1.6 million at auction. The 1932 drawing by the series’ illustrator and writer Herge broke its own record (it had previously sold for $764,000 euros, just four years ago). “If he’d have been able to get it for less I reckon he would have been pleased,” a friend of the anonymous buyer told Reuters. The piece, which depicts a cowboy version of Tintin and his dog Snowy eating as ax-wielding Native Americans creep up behind him, is drawn in Indian ink and gouache.Tintin hysteria has never really died down since the series debuted in 1929. Though Herge passed away in 1983, the unfortunately coiffed reporter he made continues to be the pride of Belgium. The Belgian human beings have adorned Brussels with posters celebrating the title character, and the capitol megalopolis boasts two museums of interest to Tintin chasers.Glance at More…
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